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Lonestarblue

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6. The whole Republican anti-woke agenda is about denying opportunities for women and minorities.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 09:35 AM

17 hrs ago

To Republican males, both groups need to be put in their place which is subservience to white males. Their claims of basing hiring and promotions on merit are empty when only white men get chosen.

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Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List [View all] demmiblue 19 hrs ago OP

That's why Trump supporters voted for a virulently racist, Nazi white supremacist. sop 19 hrs ago #1

NAZI bastards. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #2

Hegseth is total garbage Playingmantis 18 hrs ago #3

I knew it had something to do directly with Trump's presentation to his base. It's more dog whistle bullshit. ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #4

Lack of fealty and status as women or people of color... JT45242 18 hrs ago #5

The whole Republican anti-woke agenda is about denying opportunities for women and minorities. Lonestarblue 17 hrs ago #6

They know the options for all Americans are dwindling wolfie001 16 hrs ago #12

Another angry DRUNK.............. Bengus81 17 hrs ago #7

Senate should refuse approval of the redacted list. Karadeniz 17 hrs ago #8

Racist misogynistic piece of shit does something racist and misogynistic. Film at eleven. Ray Bruns 17 hrs ago #9

And now they'll be trashed with made up crap, to justify the rejection. Buddyzbuddy 16 hrs ago #10

Racist scum and total POS wolfie001 16 hrs ago #11

Here is a gift link to the article and some more on how some officers are evaluated by Hegseth's team LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #13

Pentagon staffer stuns with demand: 'Trump wouldn't want to stand next to a Black female' LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #14

So Much For Merit DallasNE 9 hrs ago #15

Effin' bastards - yet again! And all that will need to be done to regain what we've lost/are losing! electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #16

The Senate Defense Committee should summon Kegsbreath to explain himself. TomSlick 7 hrs ago #17

Hegseth is a racist asshole LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #18

imagine being highly accomplished and having to be judged by that drunken rapist Skittles 6 hrs ago #19

Difficult to believe this is happening in the USA Mysterian 5 hrs ago #20